Obituaries

Donna J. Strohbeen age 77 of Somerset passed away Saturday, October 22, 2011 at Deerfield Gables in New Richmond. She was born the daughter of Philip and Adeline (Kiekhoefer) Strohbeen on March 17, 1934 in Star Prairie Township. Donna worked at...

Patricia Wares age 81 died on October 17th at home. She moved to River Falls from the Milwaukee area in 2003 to be closer to family members after her husband, Don Wares, passed away. Family was the most important thing to Pat. She loved and...

Gale M. “Breeze” Brendemihl age 75 of New Richmond passed away Oct. 11, 2011 at United Hospital in St. Paul after a short illness. Gale was born Oct. 15, 1935 in Marshfield, WI. He spent his childhood in Rice Lake and moved to New Richmond...

Keith Boardman age 91 a life-long resident of New Richmond died Monday, October 10, 2011 at Westfield’s Hospital. He was born the son of Benjamin and Gertrude (Fleming) Boardman on May 20, 1920 in New Richmond. On October 5, 1947, Keith married...

Amy Henrietta Nelson age 93 of River Falls died Sunday, October 9, 2011 at the River Falls Area Hospital. Amy was born to Gottfried and Antoinette (Strand) Gustafson on a farm near Wolford, North Dakota on October 31, 1917, the third of five...

Dr. James Cicero of River Falls, WI, age 73, died on Friday, October 7, 2011, at Regions Hospital, St. Paul, MN. Jim was born the son of Frank and Mary (Balma) Cicero on March 10, 1938, in Chicago, IL. On December 20, 1958, he married June...

Marilyn D. Fisher age 75 of rural Maiden Rock passed away Wednesday, October 5, 2011 at Luther Hospital in Eau Claire. She was born the daughter of Gerhardt and Nora (Hurtgen) Thompson on July 11, 1936 in Gilman Township, WI. On August 22...

Bernard Michael O’Tool age 92 of Stockholm, WI passed away Oct. 4, 2011 at the Pepin Manor in Pepin, WI. He was born the son of Charles and Genevieve (Kirkpatrick) O’Tool on May 16, 1919 in Watertown, SD. He was raised in South Dakota and...

Ruby H. Samuelson, age 88 of Plum City, WI, died Thursday, September 29, 2011 at the Plum City Care Center. She was born the daughter of Waldemar and Henrietta (Johnson) Rundquist in the town of Stockholm, Pepin County, Wisconsin. Ruby attended...

Mildred B. Zappa age 96 of North Hudson passed away peacefully Monday, September 26, 2011. She was born the daughter of Arthur and Albertina (Carlson) Johnson on June 20, 1915 in St. James, MN. Mildred is preceded in death by her parents...

Ramona E. Karstetter age 98 of Hudson died peacefully surrounded by her family on Sunday, September 25, 2011 at the Christian Community Home in Hudson. She was born the daughter of Carl and Louise (Herrwig) Reineke on September 15, 1913 in the...